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CVE-2018-4944

flash-plugin: Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability (APSB18-16)

Published Modified CWE 704
In the Trivy database since at least 24 Oct 2026, 07:11 UTCWhen it arrived before that build is not recorded.

Severity by source

NVD9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Red Hat8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Trivy's own label is CRITICAL. Rated critical by NVD, Red Hat. Rated lower by Ubuntu (medium).

Description

Adobe Flash Player versions 29.0.0.140 and earlier have an exploitable type confusion vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.

Affected packages and fixed versions

SourcePackageFixed in
ubuntu 14.04adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree1:20180508.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 and 1 more
ubuntu 16.04adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree1:20180508.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 and 1 more
ubuntu 16.04-ESMflashplugin-nonfree29.0.0.171ubuntu0.16.04.1
ubuntu 17.10adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree1:20180508.1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 and 1 more
ubuntu 18.04adobe-flashplugin, flashplugin-nonfree1:20180508.1-0ubuntu1 and 1 more
ubuntu 18.04-ESMflashplugin-nonfree29.0.0.171ubuntu1
Show all 10 entries from 6 sources
SourcePackageFixed in
ubuntu 14.04adobe-flashplugin1:20180508.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
ubuntu 14.04flashplugin-nonfree29.0.0.171ubuntu0.14.04.1
ubuntu 16.04adobe-flashplugin1:20180508.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ubuntu 16.04flashplugin-nonfree29.0.0.171ubuntu0.16.04.1
ubuntu 16.04-ESMflashplugin-nonfree29.0.0.171ubuntu0.16.04.1
ubuntu 17.10adobe-flashplugin1:20180508.1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
ubuntu 17.10flashplugin-nonfree29.0.0.171ubuntu0.17.10.1
ubuntu 18.04adobe-flashplugin1:20180508.1-0ubuntu1
ubuntu 18.04flashplugin-nonfree29.0.0.171ubuntu1
ubuntu 18.04-ESMflashplugin-nonfree29.0.0.171ubuntu1

References

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